Every Great Song Ever: Archive

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Grand Funk Railroad: “Got This Thing On The...

Dec 30th

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Gun: “The Sad Saga Of The Boy And The...

Dec 29th

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The Beatles: “Christmas Time Is Here...

Dec 25th

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James Brown: “Santa Claus Go Straight To The...

Dec 24th

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Vijay Iyer: “Fleurette Africaine”...

Dec 23rd

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Dec 22nd

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-19) →

Wayne Shorter (15) The Open Mind (14) Laura Veirs (14) Brett Anderson (12) The Moody Blues (11) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Dec 21st

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Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabate:...

Dec 20th

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All my year-end lists in one place

Now that 2010 really is almost over, here are my favorite albums, tracks and videos, listed out for your viewing pleasure/potential brickbats. Follow the jump. Albums Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - Ali & Toumani Vampire Weekend - Contra Laura Veirs - July Flame Surfer Blood - Astro Coast Janelle Monae - The Archandroid Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Max...

Dec 20th

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Captain Beefheart: “Big-Eyed Beans From...

Dec 18th

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Dec 17th

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Dec 17th

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Dec 16th

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Dec 16th

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Dec 16th

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Dec 15th

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-12) →

Pink Floyd (42) Led Zeppelin (35) Cressida (20) Pulp (18) The Love Language (14) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Dec 15th

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Dec 14th

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Dec 14th

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Dec 9th

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Dec 9th

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Title Tracks: “Steady Love” (It Was Easy, 2010) Apparently, the easiest way to be ignored while making great music is to make power pop. I don’t know how else to explain it. You know that Paul Simon line “Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts?” Well, every generation also has about 800 amazing power pop songs that go nowhere. Craft and good performance...

Dec 9th

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The Love Language: “Heart To Tell” (Libraries, 2010) 2:27. There was a time when that was a pretty standard length for a pop song. It fits on a 45 side with elbow room, gives you time for a couple verses and plenty of choruses, and best of all, it cuts out all the fat. The Love Language’s “Heart To Tell” does everything it needs to in that timeframe and no more....

Dec 8th

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